User manual GAMES PC ULTIMA VII-THE COMPLETE ULTIMA VII INSTALL GUIDES

[. . . ] COMPLETE ULTIMA VII INSTALL GUIDE Congratulations on your purchase of the Complete Ultima VII. The following instructions describe how to get Ultima VII from the compact disk onto your hard disk drive. Don't worry if you've never done this before. You can safely stop the installation process at any time. [. . . ] Replace this last line with the correct path if necessary. To exit and save this file, again type: Whenever you wish to play either game, insert this disk in drive A: and then turn your computer on. From the DOS prompt, change to your hard drive (for example, by typing C: ) and run the game as described in the play guides. If you have more than two megabytes of RAM, a disk cache will improve upon extended memory and increase the speed of the game. However, if you have a disk caching program that caches the floppy drive, we recommend that you disable the floppy caching before installing or running the game. Never delete your AUTOEXEC. BAT or CONFIG. SYS files completely from your hard drive. Your computer can not function without them. 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Listed here are a few common problems and possible solutions. · You may not have enough free RAM. Run CHKDSK to determine your computer's available RAM. 1. ) · You may have a memory resident TSR program that conflicts with the game. Boot the computer from a DOS system floppy disk or remove memory-resident programs before running the game. · You may need to remove your Expanded Memory Manager. ORIGIN uses a special memory manager to run both Ultima VII games. This manager uses extended memory, so it can co-exist with the HIMEM. SYS driver. However, HIMEM. SYS is not necessary for this manager to function. The other popular memory manager, called Expanded Memory (EMS), is not compatible with Ultima's custom memory manager. If you are using an expanded memory manager (such as QEMM, 386^MAX or EMM386) you must remove it to run either game. · You may have filled all free space on the active disk drive. At the DOS prompt (e. g. , "C:"), type DIR to check available hard drive space. This lists a directory of your drive's contents and, following the directory, states how many bytes are free. Remember, you need at least 25 megabytes on your hard drive to install either game. [. . . ] You can e-mail Customer Support at ORIGIN CS or Marketing at OSI. To reach our Customer Support board in the Industry Connection, press for "Go to Keyword. " Then type ORIGIN in the Keyword window. In addition to reading messages, you can download files from the "Origin Software Library. " For membership information and a free starter kit, you can call America Online toll-free at 1-800-827-6364. To reach our Customer Support board in the Game Publishers Forum, type GO GAMAPUB at any "!" prompt. [. . . ]